Bag for clothespins



UCL'Z, 1936, 1. F, LEONARDSON 2,057,836

BAG FOR cLovTHEsPINs Filed Dec. 6, 1934 94 MMM/dm Patented Oct. 20, 1936 NITED STATS ATNT FFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to article containers and particularly to clothespin bags.

An object of my invention is to provide a clothespin bag which may be quickly and easily attached to a clothesline for support therefrom and sliding movement therealong.

Another object is to provide such a bag having means for preventing accidental detachment of the bag from a clothesline due to sudden or violent movement of the line.

Still another object is to provide such a bag which may be hung on a projecting element such as a peg or nail.

A further object is to provide such a bag whereof the hanger may be quickly, easily and inexpensively constructed of wire and which is rugged and durable.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be more fully apparent from the i following description made in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the various views, and in which:-

Fig. 1 is a front View of one form of my clothespin bag;

Fig. 2 is a side View;

Fig. 3 is a rear View of the upper portion of the hanger of a second form of my clothespin bag;

Fig. 4 is a Vertical sectional View taken along the line 4 4 of Fig. 3 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the upper portion of the hanger of a third form of my clothespin bag;

Fig. 6 is a Vertical sectional View taken along the line 6 6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a rear view of the upper portion of the hanger of a fourth form of my clotliespin bag, and.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, B is a bag for clothespins or the like having a wide hem lll at its upper edge to provide a sleeve or tunnel for receiving a ring, At diam-etrically opposite points the material forming the hem is cut away to provide openings aifording access to the interior of the hem.

A bag supporting and distending ring II is formed of wire threaded through the interior of the hem. The two ends of the wire forming the ring are joined by twisting them together or by other suitable means at a point intermediate of the openings in the hem I0. At each of the openings in the hem I0 the wire of the ring II is bent or wound through one complete circle to form loops I Ia each of which lies in a plane tangent to the ring I I and normal to the plane of the ring II.

A hanger I2, formed of wire and shaped as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, has a pair of depending elements I2a terminating at their respective lower ends in eyes |21) linked with the respective loops IIa of the ring II to form swingable connections providing for tilting of the bag B relative to the hanger.

The hanger l2 has an upper portion l2c of W- shape connecting together the upper ends of the respective depending elements IZa as show. At the upper end center part of the upper portion I2C a loop I2d is formed. The portion i2c is disposed somewhat rearwardly of the depending elements l2a to forni in conjunction therewith a hook-like structure including a hook element formed at each of the junctions between the W- shaped portion and the respective ones of the depending elements I2a.

The hanger may be applied to a clothesline L or the like as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or may be hung on a nail or other projecting element by means of either the loop I 2d or the crotch formed below the loop I2d.

Because of the swivel connection formed between the depending elements I2a and the ring II by means of the loops IIa and the eyes I2b the bag B may be readily tilted relative to the hanger to provide convenient access to the contents of the bag.

In the hanger of the second form of my bag, shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the lower ends of the depending elements I3 are identical with those of the depending elements lZa of the first form and are connected to the rings II of the bag B in the same manner.

A W-shaped upper portion I4 is similar to the W-shaped upper portion I 2c of the first form except that portions thereof are bent together as shown in Fig. 3 to form depending legs Illa which are bent forwardly and then rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 4, to form knees I Alb positioned forwardly of a plane common to the depending elements I3. Portions Ilc of the hanger are disposed below the rope engaging hook-like uppermost part of the hanger to serve as rope retaining elements capable of preventing detachment of the hanger from the clothesline L if the line L should be suddenly or violently moved.

Obviously the hanger may be hung upon a nail or other projecting element by means of the crotch formed at its central uppermost portion. In the hanger of the third form of my bag, shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the lower ends oi' the elements I5 are identical with the depending elements lia of the irst form and are attached to the ring Il of the bag B in the same manner.

The upper portion of the hanger is formed as shown in Figs. 5. and 6 with a rope engaging or hook portion formed at the junction of each of the depending elements l5 with respective ones of ltwo, portions i6, portions I6 being disposed rearwardly of a vertical plane through a rope or clothesline L upon which the hanger is hung, portions il and i8 being disposed forwardly of that still further forward. Y y

A portion i9 connecting the lower ends of portions lS and il and disposed directly below a clothesline L upon which the hanger is hung functions as retaining means to prevent the hanger leaving engagement with the clothesline L should the clothesline be suddenly or violently moved.

In the fourth form of my bag the hanger, shown in Figs. 7 and 8, has depending elements 20 which are identical with the depending elements ma of the rst form and are attached to the ring l l of the bag B in the same manner.

At the upper ends of the depending elements 20 the wire from which the hanger is constructed is bent to form portions 2l, 22 and 23 respectively identical with the portions IB, I9 and i1 of the third form of my hanger. The middle portion of the hanger includes legs Ma bent forwardly'and then rearwardly in the same manner as the legs Ma of the second form to form knees 25 and retaining portions 26 corresponding to the knees Mb and retaining portions Mc of the second form of my hanger.

It is to be noted that the portion 22 is directly t below a clothesline L upon which the hanger is hung so as to confinethe clothesline to prevent disengagement of the hanger from the clothesline if the same should be suddenly or violently moved. The retaining `portions 26 prevent disengagement of the hanger from the line should sideward movement of the line displace the same forwardly and downwardly from its normal position relative to the hanger.

i Each of the four above described forms of my clothespin bag includes a hanger which engages a clothesline to which it is applied at two points and hence prevents twisting of the bag relative 'to the line. Also, each form is permissive of sliding movement of the bag along the clothesline.

easily attached to or detached from a clothesline but at the same time is constructed to prevent accidental detachment due to sudden'or violent movement of the line.

a line and yet arranged to prevent accidental detachment from such a line.

While my invention has been illustrated and described as a clothespin bag, it is obvious that my device is readily adaptable for uses other than containing olothespins.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, proportions and arrangement of the parts, without departing from the scope oi my invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable of the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:- 1. A hanger for supporting a clothespin bag or the like from an elongated horizontal element such as a clothesline comprising a pair oi line engaging members disposed in respective planes substantially normal to a line upon which said hanger is hung and spaced apart along said line, each of said members consisting of an el-ongated relatively rigid element bent into a U-shape, one leg of the U being extended upwardly andV bent to form a line engaging inverted hook above said U, the free end of saidhook being extended diagonally downwardly and outwardly to extend past the upper end of the remaining leg of said U in sufficiently outwardly and upwardly spaced relation thereto to permit passage of saidy line therebetween, and a pair of relatively rigidV vertical 'carrying out the objects above set forth and in Y members connected Vat their` upper ends to the,

nection to a clothespin bag or the like and-bent Y Y in their upper portions in a common direction to form upwardly and rearwardly extending diagonal portions, the upper portion Vof each oi said ,Y Y

diagonal portions being bent rearwardly and downwardly-'gto form an inverted hook for engaging ahdrizontal elongated element, thefreeV end portion *of said hook being bent inwardly to said upwardly extending portion terminating at its upper end such adistance inwardly and Vdownwardlyof said diagonal portion that'said elongated horizontal element may be passed between said upper end and said diagonal .portion,'the diagonal portions, hook portions, hook underlying portions and upwardly extending portions of the respective members being disposed in respective planes ksubstantially normal to an elongated horizontal element upon which said hanger is hung. Y

JOHN FRITIOF LEONARDSON.

underlie said hook and then upwardly to extend Each of the second, third and fourth forms ist' toward thefnner Side of Sad. diagonal potn 

